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27 Sep 2024
Research & Ideas

Charting 'Cheapflation': How Budget Brands Got So Pricey

Now—and Will They Ever Return to Normal? Navigating the Mood of Customers Weary of Price Hikes Feedback or ideas to share? Email the Working Knowledge team at hbswk@hbs.edu. Image: Unsplash/Alex Shuper View Details

Keywords: by Ana Elena Azpúrua

05 Jul 2022
Op-Ed

Hear Me Out: Introverts Can Be Loud and You Might Like Microsoft Teams

We've been encouraging readers to share feedback and observations about Working Knowledge articles by email, resulting in a slew of thoughtful responses. Here are a few comments from June, published with permission: Re: "Extroverts, Your... View Details

Keywords: by Danielle Kost

24 Jun 2015
HBS Case

Upgrading School with a Startup Mentality

"It's interesting to see Ventilla applying entrepreneurial concepts often associated with technology startups to the field of education," Kim said in a recent interview. "He is employing rapid prototyping strategies with lots of View Details

Keywords: Re: John Jong-Hyun Kim; Education

12 Dec 2022
Research & Ideas

Buy-In from Black Patients Suffers When Drug Trials Don’t Include Them

Development and Demographics Curbing an Unlikely Culprit of Rising Drug Prices: Pharmaceutical Donations Lessons from COVID-19: The Business Skills Doctors Need Feedback or ideas to share? Email the Working Knowledge team at... View Details

Keywords: by Scott Van Voorhis; Pharmaceutical; Health

05 Apr 2016
First Look

April 5, 2016

https://www.hbs.edu/faculty/Pages/item.aspx?num=49445 Performance Feedback in Competitive Product Development By: Gross, Daniel P. Abstract—Performance feedback is ubiquitous in competitive settings where new... View Details

Keywords: Sean Silverthlorne

06 Mar 2007
Research & Ideas

New Advanced Browse Feature

We want your feedback on a new way for readers to "drill down" into HBS Working Knowledge articles. Called Advanced Browse, this capability allows you to search for articles that meet multiple criteria simultaneously. Let's say... View Details

27 Feb 2006
Research & Ideas

Corporate Values and Employee Cynicism

seeking regular feedback through anonymous surveys or other safe forums. Dreyer's Grand Ice Cream (also sold as Edy's) is a fantastic example of the last two strategies. In the late 1980s, several employees accused Dreyer's leaders of... View Details

Keywords: by Martha Lagace

27 Jun 2007
Lessons from the Classroom

Learning to Make the Move to CEO

of the AMP experience." Applicants are generally 3 to 5 years away from achieving the rank of CEO or its equivalent, and they must be endorsed and sponsored by their company's highest levels of management. Every Friday, participants gather for a View Details

Keywords: by Julia Hanna; Education

03 Feb 2018
Op-Ed

How to Heed BlackRock's Call for Corporate Social Responsibility

Larry Fink recently created a shockwave. As cofounder, chairman, and CEO of BlackRock, one of the world’s largest global asset management firms, in an open letter to CEOs he caught the attention of financial markets and beyond by insisting on the importance of... View Details

Keywords: by Julie Battilana

03 Sep 2024
Research & Ideas

Is It Even Possible to Dam the Flow of Misleading Content Online?

Memes: NFTs Could Be the Next Gen Deed for a Digital World How Transparency Sped Innovation in a $13 Billion Wireless Sector Election 2024: What's at Stake for Business and the Workplace? Feedback or ideas to share? Email the Working... View Details

Keywords: by Jay Fitzgerald; Information Technology; Technology

26 Jul 2024
Research & Ideas

Why Great Ideas Get Stuck in Universities

You Might Also Like: Chance Encounters: What's at Stake in Return-to-Office Decisions How Much Does Proximity Influence Startup Innovation? 20 Meters' Worth to Be Exact Cofounder Courtship: How to Find the Right Mate—for Your Startup View Details

Keywords: by Ben Rand; Biotechnology; Health

04 Oct 2011
First Look

First Look: October 4

impact on their energy-conserving behaviors. Yates and Laskey redesigned the home energy bill to include normative messaging, including feedback on how consumers' energy usage compares to their neighbors' usage. Through early trials of... View Details

Keywords: Sean Silverthorne

09 Oct 2019
Research & Ideas

For Better Ideas, Bring the Right People to the Brainstorm

were worse in quality, scoring 25 percent lower, on average. That makes sense, Koning says. Introverts are generally more thoughtful and analytical but less likely to share information with others. That lack of feedback can sow doubt in... View Details

Keywords: by Michael Blanding

04 Jun 2014
What Do You Think?

Does Internet Technology Threaten Brand Loyalty?

lead to greater brand loyalty, justifying today's massive expenditures to preserve brands. The other view is that the quality of Internet "technologies," such as search and feedback mechanisms, is improving faster than the... View Details

Keywords: by James Heskett; Advertising; Consumer Products; Technology

25 Feb 2015
Lessons from the Classroom

Scholars and Students Unpack the Digital Business Revolution

interactive discussions, tighten the feedback loop between scholarship and practice, and complement students' academic coursework with tales from the proverbial frontlines of practice. Participants will take on a range of issues affecting... View Details

Keywords: by Julia Hanna; Education; Technology

07 Oct 2024
Research & Ideas

Election 2024: Why Demographics Won't Predict the Next President

These candidates are trying to adjust to what the voters care about.” You Might Also Like: Election 2024: What's at Stake for Business and the Workplace? Do Social Movements Sway Voters? Not Really, Except for One Is It Even Possible to Dam the Flow of Misleading... View Details

Keywords: by Jay Fitzgerald

15 Aug 2024
Op-Ed

Post-CrowdStrike, Six Questions to Test Your Company's Operational Resilience

team. Incorporate unanticipated, random complications and consider scheduling exercises during peak and non-peak business hours. Ensure the dissemination of clear crisis management procedures to provide structured and effective responses during disruptions to all team... View Details

Keywords: by Hise Gibson and Anita Lynch

20 Mar 2005
Research & Ideas

Lessons of Successful Entrepreneurs

business model, he continued. He also said start-ups should spend more time on market verification and market feedback than on the "front office" issues of building a business. Fialkow's lessons included trust your instincts;... View Details

Keywords: by Sean Silverthorne

01 Dec 2021
What Do You Think?

How Will the Metaverse Affect Productivity?

Cathy Hackl, “The Metaverse Is Coming And It’s A Very Big Deal,” impactlab.com via Forbes.com, July 5, 2020. Metaverse Definition, Oxford Language Dictionary via google.com. Neal Stephenson, Snow Crash (Penguin Random House, 1992). Your View Details

Keywords: by James Heskett

21 Oct 2013
Research & Ideas

Missing the Wave in Ship Transport

compete but few made money. "It's not just in shipping," he says. But in shipping and real estate, where feedback is delayed, he concludes, "learning is slow." Greenwood and Hanson were drawn to maritime studies after teaching cases on... View Details

Keywords: by Kim Girard; Transportation

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